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Progressive Movement
Social reform (Jane Addams)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What facility opened in 1884 in East London to provide amenities to the poor? | Toynbee Hall |
| What was established in 1912 to administer the provision of child welfare? | The US Children's Bureau |
| Who was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? | Jane Addams |
| What was started in the US in 1935? | National insurance & social programs |
| Who was a pioneering sociologist & campaigner for women's suffrage? | Jane Addams |
| What was the name of the first "settlement house", established in Chicago in 1889, to provide amenities & welfare to the cities poor? | Hull House |
| What two main things helped provide the services offered by Hull House? | Donations from wealthy benefactors & volunteer labor |
| What did Addams want the Hull House to show? | How different classes of society could learn the benefits of cooperation |
| What did Addams feel was important for the young to be able to do to learn good habits and reduce crime & disease? | Channel their energies into productive activities |
| Addams wrote that America was lagging far behind other nations' in? | Legislation to protect women & children in industry |